| Mark Twain quote |
[May. 2nd, 2011|06:38 am] |
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"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." - Mark Twain |
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| Sigh |
[Apr. 17th, 2011|11:01 pm] |
Ben went down to Kentucky for the weekend, and it looks like the UU church of Hopkinsville is not able to service the mortgage and so a hundred plus (150?) year old historically Universalist church probably is facing foreclosure.
It doesn't look good. |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 18th, 2011|11:24 pm] |
You were born during a First Quarter moonThis phase occurs in the middle of the moon's waxing phases, after the new moon and before the full moon.
- what it says about you -
You test everything. You're sometimes unhappy with what others think is "good enough". You pointing out things you see wrong with the world, even if others are afraid it may cause some unrest. When something isn't right, you're the one who's not afraid to make dramatic changes. You're good at keeping your head in a crisis and reminding people that it takes a shakeup to fix things.
What phase was the moon at on your birthday? Find out at Spacefem.com
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| Happy, happy, joy, joy |
[Mar. 9th, 2011|09:05 pm] |
Ode to Joy - for the obvious reasons, but it was also the recessional at our wedding. |
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| Census meme |
[Mar. 9th, 2011|09:04 pm] |
Census meme - US style
1960 - hmm. I'm not sure? Maybe still in the Philippines? I remember the houses there, but not which one when. Then Dayton OH, and St. Clair Shores, MI - neither recorded by the census. I can look up when we came back. Will ask my mother if she remembers, or it should be on the passport. I know we were back by the fall of 1960, when I started first grade.
1970 - thehouse my parents owned from 1955 to 2009. Selling it last year was difficult, for me and my mother. They bought it when he was going to get out of the service, but then he stayed in and ended up in the Philippines for a year and a half. My grandfather lived there, while they were gone. to college in Hartford CN, then Williamsburg, Va. Then grad school in Knoxville, TN. Then an apartment in Alexandria then to the next Census location
1980 - Condo/townhouse in Fairfax County. Moved into a townhouse and then out to the Chicago area in 1988 and into the house we have now.
1990 current residence, Aurora, IL
2000 current residence
2010 current residence. |
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| Music theory |
[Feb. 12th, 2011|08:58 pm] |
Nicked from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) nancylebov
C, E-flat, and G go into a bar.
The bartender says, "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them.
After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished; the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.
A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second."
An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims, "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."
The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and is now au naturel.
Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.
The bartender decides he needs a rest - and closes the bar. |
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[Feb. 10th, 2011|10:27 pm] |
Oh, my. Why does this feel like wiring I have seen?
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